Fishing-rod



(ModeL) T. H. GHUBB.

. FISHING-ROD. No. 250,204. Patented Nov. 291881.

L V l n O If WITNESSES INVBNTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

THOMAS H. OHUBB, OF POST MILLS, VERMONT.

FISHING-ROD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,204, dated November 29, 1881.

' Applicationfiled Octoher10,1861. (Model.)

T0 allwhom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS H. GHUBB, of Post Mills, in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Rods, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists in combining braid, cords, and ferrules with the circumferentiallygrooved butt of a fishing-rod, as hereinafter described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of the butt or handle part of my improved fishing-rod. Fig.

.2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 is a detail view, showing the manner of tying the braiding.

The butt A of the rod is'first formed with the circumferential grooves b and 0. Between these grooves the rod is covered with the woven braid B.

In weaving the braid upon the handle, though the weaving may proceed in either direction, I prefer to begin a short distance above the groove 1) and continue down the butt over and a short distance past the groove 0. The cover is then secured at its ends by wind ing the same with silk, strong thread, or similar material in the grooves 71 and c, as shown at d d. This having been done, the handle is ready for the ferrules f f, which are placed over the wrapping-cords d d and are compressed into the grooves, as shown at h h, in such manner as to firmly hold the covering and at the same time mount the rod.

A rod thus covered and mounted presents .a nice appearance, and is better adapted to be easily held in the hand, and the finish is perfect and comparatively cheap.

Having thus fully described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The braid B, the cords cl d, and the ferrules ff, combined with the butt A, having grooves b c, as shown and described.

THOMAS HENRY OHUBB.

Witnesses:

WM. B. CHUBB, E. W. RAYMOND. 

